Heman Judd Redfield was an American politician from New York.
Occupation
lawyer, politician
Position held
member of the State Senate of New York
Citizenship
United States
Born
December 27, 1788
Died
July 22, 1877
Overview
Heman Judd Redfield (December 27, 1788 – July 22, 1877) was an American politician from New York.
Life
Redfield was born on December 27, 1788, in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut. He was the son of Peleg Redfield (1762–1852) and Mary (Judd) Redfield (1765–1844). The family were neighbors of Oliver Phelps who opened a land sales office in Suffield, Ct, after the Phelps and Gorham Purchase. The Redfields exchanged their small property in Suffield for of land in the Town of Farmington (in that part that was later separated as Manchester, Ontario County, New York) and moved to the West in 1800.
He attended Canandaigua Academy from 1808 to 1810, and then studied law with John Canfield Spencer.
Career
During the War of 1812, he enlisted as a private and fought in the Battle of Queenston Heights, and in November 1813 at Fort George, Ontario where he received from the commanding general William Henry Harrison a brevet for gallant services.
